image class="left" url="https://live.staticflickr.com/7043/6846837357_a62d8beb1e.jpg"She became [[/news/melbourne/index.html Melbourne]] Fashion Festival's first Muslim model to wear a hijab on the runway last year.
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And Hanan Ibrahim told [[ ]] that she never envisioned a career in the industry.
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The 27-year-old who previously worked as a full-time radiation therapist said: 'I never imagined that a woman who wears a hijab would - or could - be used as a model.'
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	  image class="left" url=""   'I never imagined it': Hanan Ibrahim (pictured), 27, reflected on being one of few Muslim models to wear a hijab on the Australian runway, in The Sunday Telegraph's Stellar magazine
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Two years ago, Hanan's fate was sealed when she attended a runway show and was approached by a talent scout.
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The following year she walked the runway at the Melbourne Fashion Festival, balancing her burgeoning modelling career with odd jobs.    
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Hanan told Stellar that it's an 'honour' to represent Muslim women in fashion.
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	  image class="left" url=""   Never in her wildest dreams: Hanan, who previously worked as a full-time radiation therapist, said: 'I never imagined that a woman who wears a hijab would - or could - be used as a model' 
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	  image class="left" url=""   Incredible achievement: The social activist became Melbourne Fashion Festival's first Muslim model to wear a hijab on the runway last year (pictured at the event) 
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'To work in an industry that many of us young Muslim girls have never felt represented in is a huge honour and privilege,' she said.   
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Alongside runways,  If you have any kind of concerns pertaining to where and just how to use [[ Next]], you can contact us at our own website. Hanan has featured in campaigns for brands including Mimco and Remuse Designs.
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The social activist told [[ ]] in August last year that she feels Australia is making waves in terms of diversity in fashion.
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	  image class="left" url=""   Encounter: Two years ago, Hanan's fate was sealed when she attended a runway show and was approached by a talent scout 
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	  image class="left" url=""   Representation: Hanan told Stellar that it's an 'honour' to represent Muslim women in fashion.